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About Kiaran Village

Kiaran is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 83 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiaran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 19.29 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 83
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiaran compares

By the 2011 count Kiaran is the 166th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 19.29 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kiaran

Kiaran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kiaran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiaran from other places

Kiaran lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kiaran
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 38 km

Villages closest to Kiaran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kiaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiaran village had a population of 158. That makes it the 166th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Kiaran village has 83 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiaran has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Kiaran is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiaran covers 19.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kiaran falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kiaran is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kiaran.

Kiaran is about 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiaran is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 8.4 km away. Nadaun is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhal Bada (2.2 km), Chhal Chhota (2.2 km) and Dakhrun (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kiaran today is likely to be higher.

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